General Discussion

JI7

(93,618 posts)

38. Not American Catholics unless they are very religious

Sat May 10, 2025, 06:37 PM

May 2025

I think the Pope has more influence in Latin America and maybe some African countries where people are more conservative.

Cannot edit, recommend, or reply in locked discussions

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

a kennedy

55 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] YoshidaYui May 2025 OP

Good Theory My Friend BOSSHOG May 2025 #1

Nope... I think it's about $$$$s 4139 May 2025 #2

how so??? YoshidaYui May 2025 #4

Catholic Church finances took a whopper hit during Covid, which has continued 4139 May 2025 #10

And my prediction is he'll visit the us in October 😀 4139 May 2025 #14

... and will hold outdoor mass at both Wrigley field and Rate field in Chicago 4139 May 2025 #15

In '79 John Paul II held a mass in Grant Park. boonecreek May 2025 #33

If the pope were to hold Mass at NFL stadium,... 4139 May 2025 #55

Putting the Vatican's finances in order has been mentioned, but I can't be so cynical as to believe that getting more... FadedMullet May 2025 #31

I don't think it was. His experience actually running an organization is what would get finances in order Iris May 2025 #34

Unless he has a button labeled "SMITE!" Installed on the papal desk, good luck countering the orange devil. jls4561 May 2025 #3

I don't know really Meowmee May 2025 #5

the POPE CONTROLS CATHOLICS,... YoshidaYui May 2025 #6

No need for caps 😀 Meowmee May 2025 #9

I did a bit of checking anamnua May 2025 #27

He voted mostly R I found and once D Meowmee May 2025 #49

You must not know many garden variety Catholics. Ms. Toad May 2025 #11

You are so right, Ms. Toad Diamond_Dog May 2025 #12

Well spotted Hekate May 2025 #20

Good Lord! mobeau69 May 2025 #51

It isn't a matter H2O Man May 2025 #13

He doesn't "control Catholics" tinrobot May 2025 #19

Yeah i should have rephrased that better you are right, he controls the church YoshidaYui May 2025 #21

if true,he does a very poor job of controlling them DBoon May 2025 #26

Not American Catholics unless they are very religious JI7 May 2025 #38

Recommended. H2O Man May 2025 #7

Yesterday, I read . . . peggysue2 May 2025 #8

Remember what happened in Poland shortly after the Vatican picked a Polish Pope Beastly Boy May 2025 #16

What happened in Poland, Beastly Boy? Cha May 2025 #37

Lech Valensa, the Solidarnosc movement and the eventual fall, first of the Warsaw Pact and then the Soviet Union. Beastly Boy May 2025 #46

Thank you! I had a few things to look up Cha May 2025 #48

You are very welcome, Cha Beastly Boy May 2025 #50

And, it came in Handy today. Cha May 2025 #52

My local paper had this interesting comment drmeow May 2025 #17

Think how fast the decision was?? YoshidaYui May 2025 #18

Sure, whatever nt drmeow May 2025 #23

The Cardinals obviously loved Cha May 2025 #39

That was probably one of many factors. tinrobot May 2025 #22

Pope Leo XIV just called out Russia for starting Cha May 2025 #41

In world terms, it is middle of the road (and for American citizens, for that matter) muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #44

re: the pope TnDem May 2025 #24

NO but the people around him YoshidaYui May 2025 #25

re: pope TnDem May 2025 #35

Of course not.. nobody can stop that Idiot. But Cha May 2025 #42

Nobody Rebl2 May 2025 #28

How is the pope going to keep Trump "in check" anyway? flvegan May 2025 #29

59% of Catholic voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2024 Mariana May 2025 #54

My first thought was that they picked Leo XIV, an American, to add weight to the churches message about compassion..... FadedMullet May 2025 #30

Divine Intervention....... global1 May 2025 #32

The Cardinals voted the same way the Australians and Canadians did... hunter May 2025 #36

Hey Good Point! TY Cha May 2025 #43

I wasn't paying mutch attention but someone said there wasn't really anything negative about him JI7 May 2025 #40

It does stick it to Trump but will never keep him in line. ananda May 2025 #45

A lot of right wingers in effect speculate the same thing. n/t 4th May 2025 #47

I don't hold that opinion TexLaProgressive May 2025 #53